New Jack City

New Jack City
New Jack City
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mario Van Peebles
Screenplay by	Thomas Lee Wright; Barry Michael Cooper;
Story by	Thomas Lee Wright
Produced by	Doug McHenry; George Jackson;
Starring	Wesley Snipes; Ice-T; Chris Rock; Mario Van Peebles; Judd Nelson;
Cinematography	Francis Kenny
Edited by	Steven Kemper
Music by	Michel Colombier
Production; companies	The Jackson/McHenry Company; Jacmac Films;
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	January 17, 1991 (Sundance); March 8, 1991 (United States);
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$8 million
Box office	$47.6 million (US)

New Jack City is a 1991 American crime action film based on an original story and written by Thomas Lee Wright and Barry Michael Cooper, and directed by Mario Van Peebles in his feature film directorial debut. The film stars Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne, Chris Rock, Judd Nelson, Bill Cobbs, and Van Peebles. Its plot follows Nino Brown, a drug lord in New York City during the crack epidemic, and Scotty Appleton, an NYPD detective who vows to end Nino's rise to power by going undercover to work for Nino's gang.^[2]

New Jack City premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 1991, and was released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on March 8, 1991.

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